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From San Marcos Record: For most advancement in the Capital Area Council of Boy Scouts of America, Steve Gregg, right received the award for the Twin Valley District. On the left is scout executive Frank Hilton of the district. The award was given at the annual Council Banquet and meeting in Austin last Thursday.

From San Marcos Record: Boy Scout Week started in San Marcos this week with these scouts lowering the flag at the Federal Building Monday evening. Left to right are Charles Casillas, Bill Haney and Byron Little. Haney will receive the coveted Eagle award in a special Court of Honor Sunday afternoon.

From San Marcos Record: Exploring in San Marcos got a foothold last week when high school boys meet in an organizational meeting. Here Richard Bentley, director of Exploring and Training out of the Capital Area Council explains the Explorer emblem to Rufus Padillo, Mike Perkins, Sam Martin and Danny Scott.

From San Marcos Record: Fire by friction kept these youngsters occupied by the hour in Rotary Troop 116's booth at the Scout -O-Rama last week. J.T. Collin (in uniform) shows visiting boys how it's done. Both San Marcos troops participating in the show received blue ribbons for their booths.

From San Marcos Record: Ropes and timbers were the materials used in the constructing this huge tripod and platform at the Scout – O – Rama last week. Here two Boy Scouts send a young lady zooming down the trolley rope to a smaller tripod on the other side of the auditorium floor.

From San Marcos Record: Scout conservation was shown at the giant Scout – O – Rama in Austin last Friday and Saturday by members of Troop 118 of the First Methodist Church of San Marcos. Douglas Tatsch and Johnny Taylor show a model of a water pond to the Order of the Arrow members.

From San Marcos Record: The Scouts from Troop 123 sponsored by St. Mark's Episcopal Church are spending the week at Camp Tom Wooten near Austin. In front, left to right, are William Day, and James Ferguson, while standing are Scoutmaster Horace Howard, Melvin Day, Erin Bethke and David Howard. Several of the scouts have been sending letters from camp via homing pigeons.

From San Marcos Record: The Scouts from Troop 123 sponsored by St. Mark's Episcopal Church are spending the week at Camp Tom Wooten near Austin. In front, left to right, are William Day, and James Ferguson, while standing are Scoutmaster Horace Howard, Melvin Day, Erin Bethke and David Howard. Several of the scouts have been sending letters from camp via homing pigeons.

From San Marcos Record: Drying out time came Monday morning for these Boy Scouts at Camp Tom Wooten after they spent a night under five inches of rain. Hanging up some damp clothing are Mike Elliott and J. T. Collins, members of Rotary Troop 116 of San Marcos.

From San Marcos Record: Drying out time came Monday morning for these Boy Scouts at Camp Tom Wooten after they spent a night under five inches of rain. Hanging up some damp clothing are Mike Elliott and J. T. Collins, members of Rotary Troop 116 of San Marcos.

From San Marcos Record: Wet weather camping means ditching tents and Buck Henderson, local Boy Scout, preforms the job before spending seven days at Camp Tom Wooten near lake Austin. Henderson's ditch paid dividends as it helped drain five inches of rain away from the tent Sunday evening.

From San Marcos Record: Wet weather camping means ditching tents and Buck Henderson, local Boy Scout, preforms the job before spending seven days at Camp Tom Wooten near lake Austin. Henderson's ditch paid dividends as it helped drain five inches of rain away from the tent Sunday evening.

From San Marcos Record: Drying out time came Monday morning for these Boy Scouts at Camp Tom Wooten after they spent a night under five inches of rain.

From San Marcos Record: Scouts in action can always be found at the chow-line and these boys from Dripping springs are proving the point. Thirty- seven scouts from Hays County are among the more than 150 spending the week at Camp Tom Wooten.

From San Marcos Record: Team awards for the Boy Scouts swim meet were issued these representatives by Frank Hilton, district scout executive on the left. Getting the first-place ribbon is Benge Elliott of Troop 116, of San Marcos, second went to Don Simon of Troop 133 of New Braunfels and third went to Albert Navarro of Troop 119 of San Marcos.